.....Aunty come down ohh,we don reach,,,the tricycle driver said,,,,I brought out a hundred Naria note and paid waiting for my #30 change.
Aunty take arm easy ohhh,life get as e be,but God dey,and him know how to take care of him own,I just dey watch you since you enter my keke,many things full your mind,, God go give you peace,you hear,the driver said...There I knew I was allowing my emotions get to me and becoming too obvious,, Thank you sir,i said to him,took my change and walked away......
I took a bus,and went to the central park,there I'd take another bus that will convey me to ugbowo, daddy's area....
About an hour plus,I had arrived dad's, thankfully he was around,I greeted him,his wife and my step siblings.......
Ivie,how are you and your grandmother,father asked.By the way I am IVIE IDEHEN, popularly called Ivy for short...
Iye and I are fine,I replied father,,okay,, that's good he said....
Mummy,please get something for IVIE,he said to his wife,who gave me this look of hatred.....
She brought a bottle of soda,and I thanked her,she then sat somewhere pretending to be concentrating on the TV set,even though I knew she was there to listen to what I had to say to father...
I opened the drink and had some sip,then I said to dad,,father please I need your help,I need some money for toiletries and other necessities,I have no money for transportation to work, grandma has been the one taking care of things,but she's been sick,I said.....
Hmmmm,so how much are we looking at now,he asked me,,,father #10,000 would do,I replied...
Okay then I wouldddddd,before he could complete the sentence,his wife interrupted him ,that she had something to tell him immediately...
He excused himself and went inside with his wife......
After some few minutes he was back,,,,sorry my dear,he said,, IVIE,you are 24 years old,going to 25,are you by any chance telling me you don't have a boyfriend?,am I supposed to still be the one buying you toiletries,and giving you tfare to go to work,,he said....
Obviously his wife had instigated this,but I just didn't want to say that,,, father,I don't have a boyfriend,and if I had the money,I wouldn't have been here,,I haven't asked you for anything in a very long while,I said trying so hard not to be rude as I was already angry......
You don't have a boyfriend at your age,hmmmmmm,well try and get yourself one,not everything you should be coming to ask of me,I shall give you the sum of three thousand naira,let your mother add to it,he said and opened his wallet to get the money....
Take oh, he said, handling the money to me,,a part of me wanted me to reject the money,but I had no choice, i didn't even have money on me to go back home.i took the money from him,thanked him and stood up to leave,,,,I shall be on my way sir,I said,you haven't finished your drink,he replied,, thanks am okay,I said....
Bye ma,I said to his wife who was so pleased that her plans had worked.....
Walking down the road,I couldn't help but wished I was never born,it almost as if I were alone In this cold world,aside from my grandma,no one really cared for me,my mother is so focused and concerned about her new family,and my father dose the exact same thing...
They treated me like I asked to be born,why did they bring me into this world if they knew they weren't going to love me and treat me right as their child.
I got home and narrated all that had happened to granny,she was disappointed in my father for allowing a woman decide what he should give to his own flesh and blood... grandma gave me her phone and asked me to dail my mother's number,,,,hello,,Imade,,why are you and Osagie treating this girl like this,did she ask to be born,so if I wasn't alive what would have become her fate,see you had better retraced your steps and make amends before it's too late,no child deserves what you two are making her pass through, Ivie deserves your love and care like your other children,no child is superior to the other,you must love and cherish all your children,granny said and ended the call....
My child,don't worry,you shall be fine,at least grandma is here,she opened her hands in embrace,I reciprocated and felt this inner peace.....
Written By Rejoice Igbinovia Aluyi
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